by Larry Tolchinsky | Deficiency Judgments, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Short Sales, Wrongful Foreclosure
Updated Headlines: Documents filed by Bank of America, along with JP Morgan Chase, GMAC, may allow homeowners who have lost their home to foreclosure to receive compensation – Foreclosure defense attorneys will be asserting that the filing of the affidavits was... by Larry Tolchinsky | Deficiency Judgments, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate, Foreclosure Fraud, Short Sales, Wrongful Foreclosure
Headlines: Freezing of foreclosures by Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and GMAC may lead to a new foreclosure crisis affecting the banking sector and title insurance industry. Possible faulty documents are causing banks to halt foreclosures and causing title... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate
There’s a widespread practice among foreclosure defense attorneys that concerns me—and if you’re facing foreclosure on your home, it should concern you, too. A number of these attorneys get a flat fee of around $2,500 up front (as the foreclosure process begins) and... by Larry Tolchinsky | Deficiency Judgments, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate
The Securities and Exchanges Commission announced charges against Goldman Sachs for failing to disclose information to investors about the sale of mortgage investment vehicles which are at the center of today’s foreclosure crisis. While this is a good first... by Larry Tolchinsky | Deficiency Judgments, Florida Foreclosures, Florida Law, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate
It used to be when a homeowner fell into default, the bank could feel pretty secure that foreclosure proceedings would eventually lead to forfeiture of the property in question. Back then, a competent attorney could possibly forestall forfeiture of the home for a... by Larry Tolchinsky | Florida Foreclosures, Florida Real Estate, Real Estate, Short Sales
Recently, there has been an increase in the number of short sales of homes facing foreclosure. According to a recent article in The L.A. Times entitled “Short sales grow as a cheaper alternative to foreclosure,” short sales have quadrupled during the first 9 months...
